PART A Due 11 th September You can choose your own questions to explore any natural disaster.
What do you want to find out about a natural disaster? Your project needs to be an explanation text that includes at least 6 questions and includes HOW and WHY questions, which are answered in detail.
What maps, diagrams, graphs etc will you choose to support your written or spoken information?
Here is a graphic organiser that can help you generate complex questions.
Why might...? How did….? How would it be different if...? How or why do/did...? What are the reasons...? Suppose that...? What if...? What if we knew...? What is the purpose of...? What would change if...? Why did ….? Who can....? When might...? What should....?
CONNECT:
How are the ideas and information presented CONNECTED to what you already know?
EXTEND:
What new ideas can you get that EXTEND or push your thinking in new directions?
CHALLENGE:
What is still CHALLENGING or confusing for you to get your mind around?
What questions, wonderings or puzzles do you now have?
Include complex information.
Remember not to write closed questions with a "yes" or "no" answer or just a few words.
You need to present the information digitally. Part B is the model.
Model of your natural disaster
Create a model of your natural disaster, which demonstrates what happens when the natural disaster occurs.
Plan your model. Include a labeled diagram; identify and list materials used to make it. Include the written procedure you used to make the model & explain how your model works. Prepare an oral presentation. Part B Due 15th September
Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes are just some of the deadly hazards we are exposed to on Earth. BBC Science shows video clips from popular BBC television series on natural ... PBS: Savage Earth http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/ Level: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, VCE | External Link The web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebars.
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/classroom-resources This site has a lot of valuable information about many Natural disasters so don't be afraid to explore. You may find some more complex information here.
National Geographic - Natural disasters Photo Gallery - This website features images of different disasters, if you explore further you can also find out a lot of useful information about the wonders of the Earth that we live on.
Tectonics Investigator - Prepare to be challenged by this interactive quiz. Investigating tectonic plates and seismic waves. Find out more if you dare...
Australian Museum - This site contains more detailed explanations of Tectonic processes and the Earths structure.
Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes are just some of the deadly hazards we are exposed to on Earth. BBC Science shows video clips from popular BBC television series on natural ... PBS: Savage Earth http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/ Level: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, VCE | External Link The web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebars.
Here is your 2014 Natural Disasters Project
Research a real life natural disaster
PART A Due 11 th September
You can choose your own questions to explore any natural disaster.
What do you want to find out about a natural disaster?
Your project needs to be an explanation text that includes at least 6 questions and includes HOW and WHY questions, which are answered in detail.
What maps, diagrams, graphs etc will you choose to support your written or spoken information?
Why might...?
How did….?
How would it be different if...?
How or why do/did...?
What are the reasons...?
Suppose that...?
What if...?
What if we knew...?
What is the purpose of...?
What would change if...?
Why did ….?
Who can....?
When might...?
What should....?
What questions, wonderings or puzzles do you now have?
Include complex information.
Remember not to write closed questions with a "yes" or "no" answer or just a few words.
You need to present the information digitally.
Part B is the model.
Model of your natural disaster
Plan your model. Include a labeled diagram; identify and list materials used to make it. Include the written procedure you used to make the model & explain how your model works. Prepare an oral presentation.
Part B
Due 15th September
Natural disasters links:
What questions can you ask from this page?
http://splash.abc.net.au/topic/-/t/494786/Earthquakes
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/primary/pages/Default.aspx
Natural Disasters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters
Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | External Link
Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes are just some of the deadly hazards we are exposed to on Earth. BBC Science shows video clips from popular BBC television series on natural ...
PBS: Savage Earth
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
Level: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, VCE | External Link
The web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinfMLdornU
Some useful Links
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/classroom-resources This site has a lot of valuable information about many Natural disasters so don't be afraid to explore. You may find some more complex information here.
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Learning_Resources/Voyager_for_Kids/earth_puzzle/ This website is very cool. Lots of info about Earth and its layers and Tectonic plates. It may help you to make sense of it all.
ABC - Hardcore Planet This site features a quiz at the end... Test your knowledge.
National Geographic - Natural disasters Photo Gallery - This website features images of different disasters, if you explore further you can also find out a lot of useful information about the wonders of the Earth that we live on.
Tectonics Investigator - Prepare to be challenged by this interactive quiz. Investigating tectonic plates and seismic waves. Find out more if you dare...
Australian Museum - This site contains more detailed explanations of Tectonic processes and the Earths structure.
How Earthquakes Happen
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/primary/pages/Default.aspx
Natural Disasters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters
Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | External Link
Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes are just some of the deadly hazards we are exposed to on Earth. BBC Science shows video clips from popular BBC television series on natural ...
PBS: Savage Earth
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
Level: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, VCE | External Link
The web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebars.
Animation of the break up of the Pangaea This link shows you a visualisation of how scientist believe the continents have changed over millions of years.
Plate Tectonics for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcPghqnnTVk
Watch this for a kid's understanding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWQs1_L3fA
ABC Excellent Earthquakes What questions can you ask from this page?:
http://splash.abc.net.au/topic/-/t/494786/Earthquakes
The pacific Ring of Fire
http://splash.abc.net.au/digibook/-/c/617025/earthquakes
How Volcanoes occur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgktM2luLok
Some Experiments you can do
Make your own Seismometer
Build your own volcano models
Bushfires:
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31095/bushfire-disaster-victoria-2009
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/catalyst/
http://www.theage.com.au/national/big-burns-offer-poor-bushfire-defence-academic-20120118-1q6o9.html
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/green-groups-ridicule-alpine-grazing-report-20111014-1lpcl.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/study-finds-logging-increased-intensity-of-black-saturday-fires/story-fni0fit3-1227012027799?nk=01e17bdc0c91ccceb706e66418546d7f
Tsunamis:
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/85316/japanese-tsunami-s-nuclear-threat-2011
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31077/tsunamis
Earthquakes:
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31113/new-zealand-s-earthquakes
Volcanoes:
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31140/iceland-s-volcanic-eruption-2010
Cyclones (and windy events):
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31131/cyclone-yasi
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/catalyst/
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31122/tornadoes
Landslides along the Three Gorges Dam (China):
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/526589/landslides-along-the-three-gorges-dam